Hahah I just saw this on jersey shore :)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"Don't say a quarter to 2. Just say it's 2:30."

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Then so are abbreviations. Don't say "don't say", say fucking "do not say" and waste everyone's time.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Abbreviations are shorter than what they mean most of the time. Time language, takes more syllables, and people have to think for a second for the time.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

11:47 Thir teen til 12 4 syllables E le ven four ty se ven 7 syllables. I rest my case.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

but time is relative.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Everything is relative. That doesn´t change the former way being the easiest of the two.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I disagree.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Ok, how does it make the second way better? Enlighten me.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The former makes you do math in your head.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Lol, not necessarily. If I´m just wondering what time it is, and they say there´s 13 minutes until noon, it helps because now I just now there´s 13 minutes til noon. I don´t care that it´s specifically :47 (sorry for the wrong apostrophes, too lazy to switch languages now). Besides, when one asks for time, it´s rare that they actually want the specific minute, they´re just waiting until a certain time so "13 til an hour" actually helps quite more. For me anyway.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But you're you.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah, to each their own. You, for some reason, do math every damn time even though 11:47 means nothing different from 13 til 12. No math needed, who cares what the time literally is?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I sometimes have to leave 5 minutes 'til the hour...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

There's 13 minutes til the hour. You have to leave at 5 minutes til the hour. Total math needed: 13 - 5 = x The time is 11:47, you have to leave 5 minutes til the hour. Total math needed: 55 - 47 = x Do you see what I'm trying to say?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I disagree but I'll just say you are right just to make you feel better about yourself. OMG YOU ARE SO RIGHT!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

How can you disagree to the fact that 13-5 is easier than 55-47?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

OMG YOU ARE SO RIGHT!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It wasn't a rhetorical question. But nice to see how you're reacting maturely. So much respect for you.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

OMG YOU'RE SO RIGHT!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I was sorta expecting this to be more negative than positive.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I only use within a 10 or 15 Minute range of the hour such as 12:15 = 15 after or 15 after 12 I have never heard anyone say 16 til 5. That's stupid.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well I always assumed that when people say "12 'til 10" it's most likely rounded. You know people. People like to round doaz numbers.

by Anonymous 12 years ago